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John Albert Conlan bought the Chelsea House Livery-feed and 10 Cent Barn in 1911
Picture courtesy of David Lixey
North Main Street view of the Chelsea Tribune Newspaper
Business started in late 1907 in the Mack Building. Photo courtesy of Chelsea Area Historical Society
Are we in such a hurry to greet the future that in our haste we forget our past? I am a relative newcomer to Chelsea, my family having moved here in 1978, but our family fell in love with Chelsea and it's people soon after we arrived. There is something very special about Chelsea. Something not always easily definable, but something that is noticed and admired by most people who move here, drive through here, come to visit here. People want to stop and look around a bit, poking about the streets and in our stores... admiring the old architecture and the 'feel of the community". What a shame it would be to erase a part of that architecture; a part that is alway on my 'Visitor's Tour of Chelsea' that I conduct with both foreign and American friends; a part that offers a warm look into our past and conveys an understanding of that era better than any picture or article in a book depicting what life was like in Chelsea over 100 years ago. Let's not lose that. As the saying goes, "When an old person dies, a library is erased". It is also true with our landmarks.
ReplyDeleteI'd be willing to help in any capacity needed to nelp save the Chelea House Livery-feed adn 10 Cent Barn. I hope many of you feel that way, too. The need is great for all of us to take part in whatever part we are able.